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    "Dear His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I am Pekelai, Commander of the Port of Lisbon. I am deeply honored by your arrival."

    After Zhao Hongyu and Wang Shan chatted for a while, the guidance ship finally came to their side.

    A guidance officer boarded the Sea King, and after meeting and interacting with Zhao Hongyu and others, his attitude immediately became extremely humble after learning their identities.

    Zhao Hongyu, Emma and Sarah also looked proud in their clothes, like big peacocks.

    But Sarah said that all European nobles are like this.

    If you are pleasant, those people will not think highly of you.

    "Well, Zhao Hongyu, who had no choice but to do as the Romans do in his hometown, also knew that he was raising his head and becoming proud.

    As an accompanying official of Zhao Hongyu, such trivial matters must be left to Wang Shan at this time.

    Therefore, Wang Shan said to the guide: "Don't waste time, guide us into the port quickly and arrange a berth for us. We may stay in Lisbon for a few days, and we will also visit the Portuguese royal family. It's best for you to be responsible  Inform your superiors that His Royal Highness Zhao Hongyu, Crown Prince of the Song Empire, has arrived here with his wife."

    "Are we going to stay in Lisbon for three days?" Sara asked Zhao Hongyu in a low voice.

    Zhao Hongyu nodded: "That's about it. I want to meet the Portuguese royal family."

    Sarah was a little curious. She didn¡¯t know what the Portuguese royal family had to offer.  Now Portugal has been annexed by Spain. Although Portugal is still a independent country on the map, everyone understands that Portugal is Spain's puppet.

    Therefore, as a puppet royal family of a puppet country, what is there to see?

    Sarah didn¡¯t quite understand.

    "Dear, maybe you don't know much about the situation in Europe. In fact, Portugal has ceased to exist in name only. The Spanish have annexed Portugal. Although Portugal is still a sovereign country on the surface, secretly their royal family is already Spanish.  A puppet of man.¡±

    Sarah, who was worried that Zhao Hongyu was not very clear about this, explained it to Zhao Hongyu in a low voice at this time.

    "Instead of seeing these useless puppets, it's better to go directly to Spain and see the big nobles. Even if they cough, they are more effective than the Portuguese nobles."

    There is another thing like this. Although he knows the general history, Zhao Hongyu doesn¡¯t know much about the detailed history.

    ¡°If Sarah hadn¡¯t said this to him today, Zhao Hongyu really wouldn¡¯t have known that such a thing existed.

    "Looking at Portugal on the map, isn't its territory still outside of Spain? If the Spaniards really annex Portugal, then the Spaniards should incorporate it into the Spanish territory."

    Zhao Hongyu communicated with Sara in a low voice with some curiosity.

    Emma, ??who was on the other side of Zhao Hongyu, was pretending to be serious with a small face at this time.

    Therefore, she didn¡¯t pay attention to Zhao Hongyu and Sara who were mumbling.

    "What on earth is going on? Please tell me in detail. I really don't know much about things in Europe. You have lived in Europe for a long time. Please tell me."

    Wang Shan is communicating with the guidance officer, so there is no need for Zhao Hongyu and the others.

    Therefore, Zhao Hongyu, Sara and Emma walked to the top of the stern loft and found a sofa to sit down on.

    After finishing the work, Zhao Hongyu turned to Emma and said, "Sarah and I will talk about things in Europe. I still don't know much about the situation in Europe, so can you play with your maid for a while?"

    Emma nodded: "Yeah."

    Then, Zhao Hongyu turned around and looked at Sara again and said: "Now tell me, why did Spain annex Portugal?"

    After Sarah nodded, she said to Zhao Hongyu: "Decades ago, Philip II of Spain was crowned the king of Portugal, nominally owning Portugal's legal rights and interests, and at the same time receiving Portugal's colonial interests.  . However, there was a lot of opposition from European countries at that time, and he needed the recognition of the church, so he did not dare to go too far, so Portugal still maintains independence on the surface."

    Sarah kept the story short and told Zhao Hongyu the reason.

    ¡°After listening to Sarah¡¯s explanation, Zhao Hongyu suddenly realized.

    Isn¡¯t that right? In this era, European royal families like to crown kings of several regions to prove their dominance over the region.

    How could I have forgotten this matter?

     According to Sarah, Spain¡¯s past Philip II held the title of King of Spain and King of Portugal at the same time. This is nothing new.

    This kind of thing happens often in Europe and is already a normal thing.

    But the question is, how can a title alone control Portugal? Europeans cannot be so stupid as to think that they can control a region with just a legal name.

    This is very unrealistic.

    It¡¯s like Sarah has the legal title of Lord of Quebec, but in the end, doesn¡¯t she have to send her own troops there to truly control the situation?

    Therefore, if Portugal is now privately controlled by the Spaniards, the Spaniards will definitely station troops or use other means to truly control Spain.

    Afterwards, Zhao Hongyu asked his question.

    At this time, the Sea King has begun to sail towards Lisbon under the leadership of the guidance ship.

    ??Looking at the distance, we are still some distance away from arriving at Lisbon Port.

    Therefore, Sarah had time to explain to Zhao Hongyu in detail and let him clear up his doubts.

    "Officials in various parts of Portugal are now held by Spaniards, from top to bottom. The Portuguese royal family is a puppet, and they have no real power. And nobles across Portugal are also married to Spanish nobles. In fact, Portugal  It¡¯s already Spanish territory.¡±

    At this point, Zhao Hongyu truly understood what was going on.

    It¡¯s good to be brave, the Spaniards will also use this method.

    Sara continued: "However, the Spanish annexation of Portugal was not without cost. Their approach caused resentment among European countries and triggered a war. The final result was the failure of the Armada, and the Spanish maritime power was greatly reduced.  weaken."

    When talking about this matter, Sara shrugged her shoulders helplessly. In her opinion, this was something that was not worth the gain.

    Of course, the Spanish lost more than just the Armada, there were many, many more.

    It¡¯s just that Sara doesn¡¯t have the need or time to explain Zhao Hongyu in detail now.

    "Oh, that's it, I understand." Zhao Hongyu nodded.  "But I still want to meet the Portuguese royal family. It doesn't matter even if they are puppets." "By the way, Sara. Don't you have many relatives, all in Spain?" Suddenly, Zhao Hongyu thought that Sara's father was from Spain.  Noble, Sara was Spanish before marrying Count Samuel.

    "Don't say they are my relatives. I have no such relatives. They are all inferior to beasts." Sara's face suddenly became very ugly, which made Zhao Hongyu realize that there must be some reason behind this.

    Usually Sarah is not willing to talk about this topic, so Zhao Hongyu didn¡¯t ask too much.

    But now he felt that it was necessary for him to ask.

    No matter what, Sarah is now his legal wife.  As his husband, it is necessary to know about his wife's past.

    Even if there is no love between him and Sarah, they still have a sexual relationship, right?

    Zhao Hongyu put his arm around Sara's shoulders and said to her softly: "What things between relatives are unforgivable? Have they done something too excessive? You are my wife now. If anything happens,  Tell me, I can protect you from the wind and rain, don't have any worries."

    Being held in Zhao Hongyu¡¯s arms and comforted softly, Sara¡¯s face finally looked better.

    "My father was originally a Spanish nobleman, but he was indeed a drunkard and a gambler. My mother died when I was born, so I have never seen her." Sara lowered her head and spoke to Zhao Hongyu for the first time.  Start talking about your past.

    "My father also died very early because he was too drunk. My relatives took me to their side in the name of taking care of me, but I was still young and didn't know much at the time."

    When Zhao Hongyu heard this, he already roughly knew and understood.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????It¡¯s not unusual for a little girl to have such a rich family property behind her, and a group of unscrupulous relatives to want to steal it.

    Assholes exist no matter what age they are.

    "Although my father was extravagant, he still left me a large fortune." Sara continued, but her eyes were already a little moist, and it seemed that she was remembering the sad past.

    This can also make people understand that no one will feel comfortable if they are involved in such a thing.

    "yourThose relatives must have taken away all their property.  "

    Zhao Hongyu had already guessed what happened next.

    Sarah nodded, confirming Zhao Hongyu¡¯s guess.  Then she continued: "Not only that, my cousin also wanted to insult me, but I avoided him every time. After they took away the title and property my father left me, they actually started fighting.  After my idea, do you know how I married Earl Samuel."

    Sara raised her head and looked at Zhao Hongyu with tearful eyes.

    Zhao Hongyu shook his head.

    ¡°They sold me for three hundred thousand silver pesos.¡±

    Zhao Hongyu hugged Sara tightly and comforted her: "It's all over now, and nothing like this will ever happen again. I promise you, everything they took away will be returned, I promise."

    "Why is Sarah crying? What are you talking about?" At this time, Emma realized something was wrong. She came over and leaned over to look at the tearful Sarah and asked Zhao Hongyu.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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